Archive for the ‘What we’re reading’ Category
What We’re Reading: Factoring Noncompliance, Use of Social Media
Posted by: Jessica Miller on: August 25, 2011
The ethics consult group at my hospital meets monthly to go over cases and discuss readings. For July, we read a couple of older articles on whether and how to factor a patient’s possible noncompliance into treatment and discharge plans. We also looked at an American Journal of Bioethics “Trending” article by Summer Johnson McGee. [...]
Review: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach
Posted by: Jessica on: August 23, 2011
Although I periodically pledge to use the word “No”, it rarely sticks, which is why I find myself writing a blog post on Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach (W. W. Norton, 2003). Later today I will lead a discussion of Stiff with a group of local high school honors students [...]
What We’re Reading: Shared Decision Making is the New Autonomy
Posted by: Jessica on: March 16, 2011
Our ethics consult team meets monthly to review cases, provide support for ongoing cases, and self-educate. Here is what we are reading this month: 1. “Shaping Patients’ Decisions“, J. S. Swindell , PhD; Amy L. McGuire , JD , PhD; and Scott D. Halpern , MD , PhD, CHEST 2011; 139(2):424–429 Many physicians struggle to [...]
What We’re Reading this Month: DNR orders, and certification for ethics consultants
Posted by: Jessica on: February 18, 2011
… a monthly feature that shares what our Ethics Consult Team is reading and discussing. 1. A new article from the Journal of General Internal Medicine, Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: Why They Have Failed and How to Fix Them by Jackie Yuen, Carrington Reid, and Michael D. Fetters. If you do not have access the the [...]
What We’re Reading This Month
Posted by: Jessica on: September 15, 2010
Here’s what the Ethics Consult Team at EMMC is reading this month: Links: Most Americans Are Still Confused About Health Care Two short articles from the August 1, 2010 Medical Ethics Advisor, “Physician-patient collaboration strategies” and “When the patient wants to go home to die” Holding the Hand, by Jordan M. Gutovich in JAMA Click [...]
